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Identity authentication

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002029

1. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system; also see Source authentication.

2. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system (e.g., to access a resource). Sometimes called entity authentication.

3. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system (e.g., to access a resource). Sometimes called entity authentication. Compare with source authentication.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002029
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5; NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002029",
  "term": "Identity authentication",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system; also see Source authentication.\n\n2. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system (e.g., to access a resource). Sometimes called entity authentication.\n\n3. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system (e.g., to access a resource). Sometimes called entity authentication. Compare with source authentication.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5",
    "NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/identity-authentication/"
}

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